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West York officers use CPR and defibrillator to save man's life

Updated:
01/14/2014 02:51:58 PM EST

Two West York Borough Police officers used CPR and a portable defibrillator to save a man's life on Wednesday, according to a news release.

Sgt. Bradley Thomas and Officer Michael Mendez were on duty when they were sent to the Viking Athletic Association, 318 N. Adams St., for a report of a 56-year-old employee who had suffered a cardiac arrest.

The officers arrived within two minutes of being dispatched and found the West York man not breathing and without a pulse, according to the release.

Thomas and Mendez assessed the man and immediately began to perform CPR. They then used a portable defibrillator, owned by the social club, to give the man four shocks. Soon after, the man began to breathe, and the officers detected a pulse, the release states.

Arriving medics took over treating the man and took him to York Hospital. As of Monday, he remained at an area hospital with his condition improving, according to the release.

Officers are trained annually to use defibrillators and carry them in their cruisers, the release states.